Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Isolation in Chapter 32 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! They discuss Umbridge’s leadership, Hermione’s master plan, and Snape’s code! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how can we get creative to combat isolation? Thank you to Annalisa for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 33, Fight and Flight, through the theme of Anger with Matt Potts! -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only two dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra bloopers every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Naivete in Chapter 31 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! They discuss Hagrid’s arrest, Harry’s big plan, and the end of Occlumency lessons! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how does naivete leave us more vulnerable? Thank you to Alex for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 32, Out of the Fire, through the theme of Isolation with Casper ter Kuile! -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only two dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra bloopers every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This week, Vanessa and special guest Jackson Bird explore the theme of Determination in Chapter 30 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! They discuss the titular Grawp, Peeves’ newfound determination, and times the word actually comes up in the text! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how are sacrifice and determination intertwined? Thank you to Grace for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 31, O.W.L.s, through the theme of Naivete with Matt Potts! -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only two dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra bloopers every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

This week, Vanessa and Matt are joined by Delphene Mooney of On The Rise [https://www.ontherise.org/] as they explore the theme of Community in Chapter 29 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! They discuss Fred & George’s departure, Draco’s (lack of) community, and the various sub-communities of Hogwarts. Throughout the episode we consider the question: what does it mean to be a good community? Thank you to Janie for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading Chapter 30, Grawp, through the theme of determination with Jackson Bird! You can learn more about On The Rise and their Empty Bowls fundraiser by going to https://www.ontherise.org/emptybowls [https://www.ontherise.org/emptybowls] , and you can help us in our fundraising efforts by visiting notsorryworks.com ! -- It’s two sickles to join S.P.E.W., and only two dollars to join our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/harrypottersacredtext] for extra bloopers every week! Please consider helping us fill our Gringotts vault so we can continue to make this show. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

We're still in the middle of our March fundraiser for On The Rise [https://www.ontherise.org/], but thanks to you all, we've already reached our initial 10k goal! As a special thanks to our listeners for helping us reach this point, Matt and Vanessa have recorded this bonus conversation discussing their favorite spring recipes. We've extended our goal to 15k, visit https://notsorryworks.com/ to learn more about the fundraiser and donate to help us raise even more to support On The Rise's work. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.